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A rural schoolhouse is destroyed by an earthquake, five volunteers arrive to rebuild it, but the actions of one derail the entire endeavour.
Agree with everything Dkpough1 said. Why is the antagonist actually trying to derail the endeavour? The antagonist should have a goal that's as clear, visual and understandable as the protagonist. Is this guy knowingly trying to stop the whole thing or is he accidentally doing it? Without a good goaRead more
Agree with everything Dkpough1 said.
Why is the antagonist actually trying to derail the endeavour? The antagonist should have a goal that’s as clear, visual and understandable as the protagonist. Is this guy knowingly trying to stop the whole thing or is he accidentally doing it? Without a good goal for the bad guy, you end up with flat lifeless villains – a problem that a lot of superhero movies have/had. A good exercise is to write the logline from the antagonist’s POV too and see whether you have an inciting incident and corresponding goal that work and sound realistic, interesting, and visual.
It’s usually always better to have a single protagonist like the leader of the group. Danny Ocean (Ocean’s 11), Mikey (The Goonies), Gordie (Stand By Me) are all examples of this. The protagonist is the emotional conduit for the audience, we learn who this person is and react with them as they experience the story. It’s a lot easier to have an emotional response when we’re only seeing how one character feels about a situation. We feel through them.
Hope this helps.
See lessA man resolved to move forward, and a woman determined to hide away, fall in love; unfortunately, the persecution he faces, and the scars she bears, threaten their future together.
What is this actually about? Why are there so many commas? We don't need plot details, just give us the basics: protagonist, antagonist, conflict, stakes. A lonely veteran and a woman scarred by abuse form a tentative relationship after returning to the hometown where they knew each other as kids.
What is this actually about? Why are there so many commas? We don’t need plot details, just give us the basics: protagonist, antagonist, conflict, stakes.
A lonely veteran and a woman scarred by abuse form a tentative relationship after returning to the hometown where they knew each other as kids.
See lessA young Broadway actress defies her family, their political stance, and puts at risk an already fragile relationship with her mother when she decides to reconnect with an estranged Communist aunt living in Cuba.
Why now? What happens that set's the story in motion?She could have reconnected last year, she could have reconnected next year. What happens that makes her take this course of action right now.
Why now? What happens that set’s the story in motion?
See lessShe could have reconnected last year, she could have reconnected next year. What happens that makes her take this course of action right now.